Norah O'Donnell's top goal as she takes over CBS Evening News: To become "the most trusted journalist in America and around the world"

The Washington Post

O'Donnell, whose first CBS Evening News broadcast airs tonight, wants to follow in the footsteps of predecessor Walter Cronkite, who was famously known as "the most trusted man in America." Trust is more important than ratings, says new CBS News president Susan Zirinsky. “There is a desperate hunger for authentic, no-spin news,” Zirinsky says. “And that is the baton that’s being handed to Norah." O'Donnell's network newscast will focus more on Trump thanks to its relocation to Washington, D.C. "Washington gives us a tremendous advantage,” says Zirinsky, adding: "It's time to shake things up." ALSO: O'Donnell says Oprah told her CBS Evening News was her "supreme destiny."